Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) 2014 Highlights

Europe’s largest annual human rights conference, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), is taking place in Warsaw from 22 September to 3 October 2014.

The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) brings together hundreds of government officials, international experts, civil society representatives and human rights activists to take stock of how states are implementing their commitments in the human dimension, in other words, the core values that promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Latest news

Latest news from the Meeting can be found below. For agendas, event information and logistical details please visit www.osce.org/odihr/hdim_2014

Defending human rights of most vulnerable crucial to meeting security challenges, say speakers at OSCE conference in Warsaw

OSCE participating States have to focus on the most vulnerable in particular if their efforts to defend human rights are to effectively promote security, speakers said at the opening of the OSCE Human Dimension Meeting in Warsaw today. Read more>>

OSCE/ODIHR and High Commissioner on National Minorities publish handbook on advancing national minorities’ involvement in electoral processes

ODIHR and the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) presented their Handbook on Observing and Promoting the Participation of National Minorities in Electoral Processes at a side event on the first day of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 22 September 2014. Read more>>

Better protection of human rights defenders urgently needed, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR meeting

The urgent need for enhanced protection of human rights defenders was the focus of a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human (ODIHR) on 23 September 2014, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw. Read more>>

OSCE/ODIHR releases annual Background Paper on Death Penalty in OSCE Area

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) presented its 2014 Background Paper on the Death Penalty in the OSCE Area at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 24 September 2014. Read more>>

OSCE/ODIHR launches publication on protecting human rights in the return of trafficked persons

To assist OSCE participating States in ensuring a human rights based approach in the return of victims of human trafficking, ODIHR released a publication containing guidance in this area on 25 September 2014 at a side event during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw. Read more>>

Participants highlight increasing role of ombuds institutions in addressing grievances of security sector personnel at OSCE meeting in Warsaw

Ombuds institutions and national human rights institutions are playing an increasingly active role in investigating grievances of personnel in the security sector, said participants in a side event at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on 26 September 2014.
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Displacement by conflict in Ukraine adding to difficulties for Roma there, says new OSCE/ODIHR report

Many Roma in Ukraine are facing even greater challenges due to the current conflict in the country, says a report released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 29 September 2014 during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
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Balancing the need to protect identity and promote integration in education

How can States, policy-makers and educators find an appropriate balance between protecting identity and promoting integration in schools? This question was the focus of a side event organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting on 29 September 2014. Read more>>

OSCE/ODIHR releases new tools to help participating States counter hate crimes

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) released two publications to assist OSCE participating States in addressing issues of hate crimes on 30 September 2014, during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
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Sweden’s good practices in combatting discrimination against Roma, highlighted at OSCE/ODIHR event in Warsaw

The Swedish government’s efforts to address challenges that Roma in the country face were the focus of an event organized on 30 September 2014 by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Government of Sweden during the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
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Cross-border mobility in the OSCE area

From the early days of the OSCE, the participating States have taken mutually beneficial steps towards clarifying the rules and simplifying the procedures that allow persons to temporarily enter or leave countries within the OSCE region.
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Videos

Videos from previous sessions are available on OSCE YouTube channel.